Episode 244 – Azure Updates and Microsoft 365 Price Increase

In Episode 244, Ben tells Scott about his experience locking himself out of his Azure AD tenant and then they discuss recently GA’d features for Azure Storage including blob inventory, last access time tracking, and Archive storage events.

Sponsors

• ShareGate – ShareGate’s industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs
• Spot by NetApp – The cloud automation platform that makes it easy to deliver continuously optimized infrastructure at the lowest possible cost
• Office365AdminPortal.com – Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully
• Intelligink – We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business

Show Notes

• Manage emergency access accounts in Azure AD
• How can I enable microphone for Teams in Windows Virtual Desktop?
• Azure feedback site
• UserVoice Pages
• AzureStorageFeedback@microsoft.com
• Automatic Extension Upgrade for VMs and Scale Sets in Azure
• General availability: Azure Archive Storage events for easy rehydration of archived blobs
• Azure Blob storage – Inventory generally availability
• Microsoft Teams: Auto-Expiration of Meeting Recordings stored on OneDrive and SharePoint
• New pricing for Microsoft 365
• Microsoft to increase Microsoft 365, Office 365 commercial prices in March 2022

About the sponsors

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	Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.